While Collapsing, a Reminder

(to D)

To lose a soul mate hurts
And that’s it.
There’s little else to say
Except to share what I thought
As you shared a few thoughts
Over wine and sympathy.

Devastated, she said.

I listened, I wondered
Considered this tragedy
Searched for balm
For a woman I barely know
But care about nonetheless.

It seems ridiculous
To hum to you
Annie’s tune
When in three months time
Things won't stop throbbing,
Your mind’s eye
Still searching for thematterbaby
Feels heavy.
Your heart knows why
Time may not reveal or satisfy.

My glass is raised:
Keep on crying.
Cry it out forever if you need to.
Marinate in your mourning.
You see, I figured it out:
We are only here to love and nothing else.
That’s the aim: love and be loved,
And to cherish the moments
And be grateful that you did.
And will.